EXTENSION OF ALLOWANCE COVERING MONTHLY PREMIUM FOR SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE WHILE IN CERTAIN OVERSEAS AREAS TO COVER MEMBERS IN ANY COMBAT ZONE OR OVERSEAS DIRECT SUPPORT AREA.

SEC. 644. EXTENSION OF ALLOWANCE COVERING MONTHLY PREMIUM FOR SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE WHILE IN CERTAIN OVERSEAS AREAS TO COVER MEMBERS IN ANY COMBAT ZONE OR OVERSEAS DIRECT SUPPORT AREA. (a) Expansion of Coverage.—Subsection (a) of section 437 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” before “In the case of”; (2) by striking “who serves in the theater of operations for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom” and inserting “who serves in a designated duty assignment”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) In this subsection, the term ‘designated duty assignment’ means a permanent or temporary duty assignment outside the United States or its possessions in support of a contingency operation in an area that— “(A) has been designated a combat zone; or “(B) is in direct support of an area that has been designated a combat zone.” . (b) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Cross-reference.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking “theater of operations” and inserting “designated duty assignment”. (2) Section heading.—The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 437. Allowance to cover monthly premiums for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance: members serving in a designated duty assignment” . (3) [37 U.S.C. 401] Table of sections.—The item relating to section 437 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended to read as follows: “437. Allowance to cover monthly premium for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance: members serving in a designated duty assignment.” . (c) [37 U.S.C. 437 note] Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to service by members of the Armed Forces in a designated duty assignment (as defined in subsection (a)(2) of section 437 of title 37, United States Code) for any month beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.